Kaiser said the equality and harmony of Slovenian- and German-speaking Carinthians would be respected and furthered.

According to the Slovenian service of the Austrian radio ORF, the new governor promised the fostering of the diversity in language and culture in the name of the coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ), the People's Party (ÖVP) and the Greens.

Kaiser's SPÖ won the 3 March provincial election, ending the long reign of the far-right Carinthian Freedom Party (FPK), the victory hailed by the Slovenian minority in Austria.

The new governor has shown in the past to be much more friendly to the Slovenian minority and is even reported to have enrolled his children in a bilingual school.